Tag Archive

New 3D printing technology that enables the printing of electronic circuit boards has apparently led to the creation of a drone that can be entirely 3D printed. For real. According to Michael Stiver on Medium, the drone is a creation of a company called Voxel8, which is made up of Harvard & MIT professors. Later…

How did we miss this last month? Painting and sculpture is soooo last century. If you want to record the President's likeness now, what you need is some 3D cameras and an array of GoPros. Check out this video showing how the President's face was scanned in immense detail, in many different lighting conditions -…

Check this out - a company called Local Motors has made a fully functioning 3D printed car. The 100% electric car features regenerative breaking, rear-wheel drive and a battery with a 62 mile range - and 3.5 hour charge time. Amazingly, it only takes four days to print. According to the company, whilst the car…

Need to print that one widget you need but don't have a 3D printer? A new network of 3D print shops could be about to make the new technology go slightly more mainstream. 3D Hubs is pretty clever. Rather than have everyone buy a 3D printer for their home, it is instead a website where…

The world's first operational plastic gun to be made from a 3D printer has been fired. It's been created by a group called Defense Distributed in Austin, Texas, led by self-proclaimed "crypto-anarchist" Cody Wilson, who believes easy access to a…

Minecraft, the indie gaming sensation that lets you build any item your imagination can conjure out of little Lego style blocks, is both an excellent adventure/strategy game and a superb way to get those creative juices flowing. Kids love it,…

3D Printing has been a tech industry buzz-term for a few years now, building up steam at this year's CES with promising showcases from the likes of Sculpteo and AutoDesk. But we have to admit to initially being a little…

3D printing specialists Sculpteo are adding a new feature to their service today in the shape of silver plating. Not only can you use their software to bring your 3D creations to life, but you can also up their…